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title: "UK4 - Tender Notice - Improvements to the Lived Experience of Ethnic Minority Staff in Defence and Deliver on the Race Action Plan"
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# UK4 - Tender Notice - Improvements to the Lived Experience of Ethnic Minority Staff in Defence and Deliver on the Race Action Plan

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk4-tender-notice-improvements-to-the-lived-experience-of-ethnic-minority-staff-in-defence-ocds-h6vhtk-07b39f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 32 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 December 2026 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business analysis consultancy services, Business development consultancy services, Development consultancy services, Equal opportunities consultancy services, Human resources management consultancy services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk4-tender-notice-improvements-to-the-lived-experience-of-ethnic-minority-staff-in-defence-ocds-h6vhtk-07b39f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b39f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk4-tender-notice-improvements-to-the-lived-experience-of-ethnic-minority-staff-in-defence-ocds-h6vhtk-07b39f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fesop%2Fguest%2Fgo%2Fopportunity%2Fdetail%3FopportunityId%3D61621)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk4-tender-notice-improvements-to-the-lived-experience-of-ethnic-minority-staff-in-defence-ocds-h6vhtk-07b39f#participate

## Description
2.	The requirement is for a suitably experienced Service Provider to support delivery of the Civil Service Race Action Plan and improve the lived experience, representation, progression and retention of ethnic minority personnel across Defence. The requirement comprises three main elements: an evidence-based diagnostic review and prioritised intervention plan; the development and delivery of four agreed interventions per contract year; and the design and delivery of six bespoke virtual workshops per year for senior Defence leaders. The Service Provider will be expected to draw on workforce data, lived-experience insights and leading practice, while recognising Defence’s mixed civilian and military workforce and organisational complexity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72221000, 73210000, 73220000, 79411100, 79414000, 98200000

- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F105022-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-05T10:13:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-05T19:21:13.845Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b39f